Campus roundup: Students see more job opportunities in journalism
Thursday, June 19, 2008 15:56ISLAMABAD: Admissions to various disciplines in social and management sciences started at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) this week.
All the departments except Urdu and Persian are attracting a good number of applicants, but the Department of Mass Communication remained on top.
Surprisingly, the lecturers already serving in the government-run institutions are submitting applications for admission in the Mass Communication Department, as they want to join journalism as a profession.
“Recently, the trend to study mass communication has increased manifold and many candidates, especially females, want to become journalists,” said Muddassar Mukhtar, a NUML official. He said that it was becoming hard for the university to accommodate such a large number of students.
However, he regretted that the trend to get admission in Urdu and Persian departments was declining drastically. “Students do not see good job opportunities after completing their studies in Urdu, Pakistan Studies and Persian and they are reluctant to get admission in these departments,” he added.
Literary activities: Different extra-curricular and literary activities stated this week at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). Students have started enrolling their names for participation in different activities including debate contests, Mushaira and dramas based on social issues. Different committees have been set up to organise these events.
AIOU: The students of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) staged a protest demonstration to press the higher authorities for accreditation of BE Telecom courses.
A lot of pushing and shoving was witnessed outside the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) offices when AIOU Vice Chancellor Dr Mehmoodul Hassan Butt warned more than 100 varsity students for protesting for the accreditation of their BE-Telecom Engineering programme. The matter was resolved when PEC official intervened and promised for earlier accreditation.
Cultural Diversity: The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in collaboration with the US Embassy arranged a lecture on “Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” to mark the World Day of Culture Diversity. While delivering the lecture US Consulate’s Public Affairs Officer Steve Lebens stressed that diversity and differences were not meant for disharmony rather they provided an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful amalgamation of different cultures, traditions and norms.
